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Kip Mcclanahan

Owner at Pershing

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Kip McClanahan is the General Partner at Silverton Partners in Austin, Texas, with a strong background in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and business strategy. He has held leadership roles in notable companies like TippingPoint as CEO and 3Com as President of the Security Division, and has made successful investments in companies like SpyCloud and OutboundEngine.

Work Experience 

  • General Partner

    2009 - Current

    Silverton is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on Austin-based companies. Our culture is people-driven which leads us to partner with exceptional entrepreneurs who are committed to attacking growth markets with proprietary products or services. We are typically the first institutional investor and the lead investor in the companies we back.

  • Owner

    2014

    Austin's first private, member-only club

  • Board Member

    2009

    Austin City Limits committee

  • Board Member

    2009 - 2018

    www.sparefoot.com

The largest online marketplace for finding and renting storage deals.

Raised $49,350,000.00 from Revolution, Monkfish Equity, Revolution Growth and Insight Partners.

  • Board Member

    2009 - 2018

    www.wpengine.com

Geo-Corp helps businesses and individuals with a full range of lending, mortgage loan programs and exceptional customer service.

  • President, Security Division

    2005 - 2006

3Com provides network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver application, infrastructure and performance protection.

Raised $1,100,000.00 from New Enterprise Associates.

  • CEO

    2003 - 2005

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an edge-to-cloud company that uses comprehensive solutions to accelerate business outcomes.

Raised $1,350,000,000.00.

  • President

    2003 - 2004

Motive digital life management software helps service providers deliver new generation of IP-based services that seamlessly integrate

  • CEO

    1998 - 2002

  • director

    1996 - 1998

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